Smix said:
ok - the only bit that means anything to me is removes mould skin residue - i'm guessing thats what makes new tyres slippy??? :dunno:
Air hardening and settling them in? Lost me - thought that once fitted you were sorted apart from wearing off the slippery coating (or mould skin residue)??????????!!!!!!!! h1d1ng2 h1d1ng2 fl4g71
Soz, missed that one.... yup mould skin is slippy as the skin on the tyre contains mould release spray, to help the tyre pop out of the mould, due to the moulding temperatures the mould release is mixed with the tyres surface rubber - hence the skin... Removing skin does not work harden the tyre... running in performs that task. (slow acceleration, braking, reduced top speed 80mph ok, warm tyre, cool, warm tyre, cool for about 100 miles.
Just in case you don't do it... check your tyre pressures every day for the first week... I check my tyre pressures every time I use the bike, as ambient air temperature will effect the tyres pressure.:lick: See Thruxton BSB Post
Oooo, and if you store tyres keep them in the dark, no sun light as it degrades the rubber... hence really old tyres perish.